R&D funding flows of companies going abroad and coming from abroad
In short
- Dutch companies also finance R&D abroad in addition to R&D in the Netherlands.
- However, Dutch companies also receive R&D financing from abroad. Mostly from the same kind of company.
- In 2022, companies received 1.567 billion euros for R&F from foreign sources.
| going abroad | coming from abroad | difference | |
| 2013 | 2500 | 1089 | -1411 |
| 2014 | 2743 | 1106 | -1637 |
| 2015 | 3012 | 1210 | -1802 |
| 2016 | 3418 | 1247 | -2171 |
| 2017 | 3213 | 1363 | -1850 |
| 2018 | 3248 | 1285 | -1963 |
| 2019 | 2802 | 1270 | -1532 |
| 2020 | 2896 | 1324 | -1572 |
| 2021 | 3204 | 1460 | -1744 |
| 2022 | 3697 | 1567 | -2130 |
facts and figures
1.567 billion R&D-expenditure companies received from abroad, 2022
3.697 billion R&D-expenditure spent on research abroad, 2022
-2.130 billion Difference in R&D-expenditure received from abroad and spent abroad, 2022.
Analysis
Dutch companies not only finance R&D within their own company or at Dutch public knowledge institutions, but also finance R&D abroad. In addition, Dutch companies receive financial R&D-resources from abroad. These financing flows to and from abroad largely concern flows between parts of the same group.
For an explanation of the used definitions and abbreviations we refer to the webpage Definitions for Science in Figures.